New Dragons manager Tanishige arrives for training camp

New Dragons manager Tanishige arrives for training camp

ONNA, Japan - Motonobu Tanishige (R), the new manager of the Chunichi Dragons, receives a bunch of welcome flowers as he arrives at a hotel in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2014, where the professional baseball club will stay for its spring training camp starting on Feb. 1.

Former nurse in Okinawa conveys tragic WW2 memories

Former nurse in Okinawa conveys tragic WW2 memories

NAHA, Japan - Yoneko Uehara, a former World War II student nurse at a field hospital in Okinawa, southwestern Japan, briefs children on her ordeal in the war with hand-drawn pictures in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 12, 2014.

Former nurse in Okinawa conveys tragic WW2 memories

Former nurse in Okinawa conveys tragic WW2 memories

NAHA, Japan - Yoneko Uehara, a former World War II student nurse at a field hospital in Okinawa, southwestern Japan, lectures in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 12, 2014, with a hand-drawn picture depicting injured soldiers being provided with suicide grenades.

Imperial couple in Okinawa

Imperial couple in Okinawa

ONNA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (C) visit Cape Manza, a well-known scenic spot in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 19, 2012. The imperial couple was on their first trip to Okinawa in eight years.

Imperial couple in Okinawa

Imperial couple in Okinawa

ONNA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L front) and Empress Michiko (R front) visit Cape Manza, a well-known scenic spot in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 19, 2012. The imperial couple was on their first trip to Okinawa in eight years.

Imperial couple in Okinawa

Imperial couple in Okinawa

ONNA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (C) visit Cape Manza, a well-known scenic spot in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 19, 2012. The imperial couple was on their first trip to Okinawa in eight years.

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (L) and Sydney Brenner, a British biologist and Nobel laureate who is to serve as president of the planned institute, take part in a groundbreaking ceremony April 6 in the village of Onna, Okinawa Prefecture, to mark the start of construction of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology's main campus, scheduled to open around 2012.

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

NAHA, Japan - Sydney Brenner, a British biologist and Nobel laureate named as president of the planned Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, at a news conference in Onna, Okinawa on April 6. A groundbreaking ceremony was held later in the day to mark the start of construction of the institute's main campus in Onna, scheduled to open around 2012.

Chunichi's Otsuka to be put up for auction again

Chunichi's Otsuka to be put up for auction again

ONNA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons right-hander Akinori Otsuka, who failed to draw a bid from the major leagues through the posting system last off-season, speaks to reporters in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 9 after officials of the Central League club said Otsuka will be put up for auction for a second time.

Teshima wins Fancl Okinawa Open golf in playoff

Teshima wins Fancl Okinawa Open golf in playoff

ONNA, Japan - Taichi Teshima clenches his fist in triumph after winning the 70 million yen Fancl Okinawa Open, the final event of the Japanese golf tour season, on Dec. 12. He carded six birdies against a lone bogey over his final tour of the Daikyo Country Club's 6,359-yard, par-71 course in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture.